DeceptiKids

Apex Predator

Alex hadn't been around for a while. Not that Blair was worried; if the kid wanted to be treated like an adult, let him. Alex was awkward, and super weird. He was naggy like a mom but forgot to do basic things like shower and eat if he got really into a project. He was... really into science, and it was sometimes hard to get him to talk about anything else, and since Blair didn't understand a word of it the pair had never really been that close - they'd lived together for almost a year and Blair used every excuse not to speak to him.

But she did have some concerns. Especially about his new 'friends'.

She briefly wondered if Alex's new friends were using him - that made the most sense to her, he was smart but not very interesting so maybe they had just wanted to use him to get better grades. But that didn't explain the cuts and bruises, the big dumb smile on his face, or how sometimes he'd just stroll in and fix a problem he spent weeks stressing over in a few seconds.

Maybe his friends were as weird as him.

"Starscream," Airachnid said with a smirk, "I've been looking for you."

Starscream barely managed to hold back a venomous remark about how he'd been avoiding her , "What do you want, Airachnid?"

The spider shrugged, leaning against the training rooms wall, "Can't a femme just want to speak to her fellow commander?"

Starscream ignored her, turning back to the training exercise. A pair of vehicons were sparring with Tala and Alex, with the other two humans shouting encouragement from the sides. Starscream allowed a smile to slip onto his face as Alex managed to blast inside D474-02's leg and knock him over. The human climbed onto the vehicon and pointed his blaster at his chest, requesting the vehicon 'tap out'.

"You're very proud of him." Airachnid remarked, trying to sound casual.

The smile on Starscream's face twisted into a snarl, "He's still a human ."

"And yet, here you are. Training, teaching, caring for this human like he's your own scion." She moved her servo up to her face in a poor attempt to cover her smile, "I expect this kind of pathetic behaviour from Soundwave... but you -"

Starscream raised his wings, blocking the arena view as he backed Airachnid into a corner, "You should learn your place . I am the second in command of the Decepticons, you are a rogue operative - the fact Megatron even let you onto this ship after the last fiasco you caused is either an act of gracious mercy or total stupidity. Do not forget: you are replaceable, I am not."

Airachnid placed her servo against her spark, "Of course, how rude of me. My apologies, Commander."

Starscream very clearly wasn't satisfied with the apology, but he wasn't interested in giving her anymore of his time. He turned back in time to watch Tala take down vehicon ST3V3 with brutal efficiency (and considering the splatters of energon and extremely apologetic look on her face, the vehicon would need a trip to the medbay).

Seeing as Starscream was no longer paying attention to her, Airachnid sulked back into the shadows, moving with lightning speed towards her quarters. Once alone, she picked up a datapad hidden in a wall crevice and began typing.

"Oh Starscream," She whispered softly, " Everyone is replaceable."

Blair jumped when she heard the message tone from her phone. She picked it up, expecting to see a message from Alex explaining he'd be late coming home again, but was surprised to see a message from A:

DarkSilk: I want to meet you. Tonight.

She bit her lip, mind going through a billion excuses: it was late, she had class in the morning, A would probably want to meet somewhere private and she was nervous, even that she was simply not ready for that step yet.

Instead she wrote:

OnyxElixir: sure, where? :3

DarkSilk: That forest you told me about, where you used to go on dates? How about there?

OnyxElixir: carter woods? sure. i can get there in five. wby?

DarkSilk: I'll be there.

OnyxElixir: oki. just dont keep me waiting

DarkSilk: Oh Blair, I wouldn't dream of it. :)

It was freezing outside, even with her hoodie and coat she felt the icy air. It was starting to get dark, and the forest looked almost haunting with the leaves missing. Normally she'd find that rad as hell, but right now? It scared her.

What was she doing? Meeting some random girl off the internet, in the woods, whilst it's dark? This is the exact situation her school warned her about nine billion times, but it seems the lesson failed to sink it. What was it about A that made her do these crazy things? She'd had crushes before, sure, she'd even dated a few girls, but none captured her mind like A had. She was strange, alluring and almost dangerous . Unlike anyone she'd ever met, and Blair found her exciting . A was the one good thing Blair had.

She snapped around when she heard the sound of a branch braking - she expected to see A standing there, a smug smile or a witty comment but there was nothing . This... was starting to get weird.

Despite her nervousness she managed to croak out, "A? Is that you?"

Blair shrieked as she was hoisted into the air by some invisible force - and found herself face to face with some kind of... robot?

"Blair~." A's familiar voice crooned, "It's so nice to finally meet you in person."

Blair let out a stuttered string of nonsense, her brain not really comprehending what she was seeing. What was even happening?

A laughed, "How cute." She said, "Well, I suppose a true introduction is necessary. My name is Airachnid, and I'm a Cybertronian. Or as you humans call us, a Transformer."